Converging Grammars: Constructions in Singapore English

By Debra Ziegeler

This volume provides a much-needed, critical overview of the field of constructions and construction grammar in the context of Singapore English, and poses the question of identifying a construction in contact when the lexicon is derived from one language and the syntax from another. Case studies are illustrated in which the possibility of a 'merger'-construction is offered to resolve such problems. The book is intended for students of construction theories, variation studies, or any researcher of contact grammars

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614515719
• ISBN13: 9781614515715
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary